EP2834614A4 - CRYOPREPARATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS VITRIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Google Patents

CRYOPREPARATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS VITRIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

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EP2834614A4
EP2834614A4 EP13771989.4A EP13771989A EP2834614A4 EP 2834614 A4 EP2834614 A4 EP 2834614A4 EP 13771989 A EP13771989 A EP 13771989A EP 2834614 A4 EP2834614 A4 EP 2834614A4
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cryopreparation
vitrification
instantaneous
systems
methods
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EP2834614A1 (en
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National University of Singapore
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/30—Staining; Impregnating ; Fixation; Dehydration; Multistep processes for preparing samples of tissue, cell or nucleic acid material and the like for analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/42—Low-temperature sample treatment, e.g. cryofixation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28—Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/44—Sample treatment involving radiation, e.g. heat
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/34—Microscope slides, e.g. mounting specimens on microscope slides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/36—Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements
    • G02B21/361—Optical details, e.g. image relay to the camera or image sensor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
    • B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
EP13771989.4A 2012-04-04 2013-04-04 CRYOPREPARATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS VITRIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Withdrawn EP2834614A4 (en)

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US201261620426P 2012-04-04 2012-04-04
PCT/US2013/035341 WO2013152239A1 (en) 2012-04-04 2013-04-04 Cryo-preparation systems and methods for near-instantaneous vitrification of biological samples

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EP2834614A4 true EP2834614A4 (en) 2015-11-18

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